Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Lincang County (23.8°N, 100.0°E), 1550 m., 13.x.1991, no. A91-1077 (Z. Xu). Primary type depository: SFCY.
Secondary type information:
Secondary type material: 30 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 25 paratype workers with same data as holotype but A91-1094, 1105, 1119, 1124, 1127. Secondary type depository: SFCY.